The Maranello Rosso collection was created and developed by famous racer Fabrizio Violati, who raced Vespas before graduating to Fiats and Ferraris. The collection will part with a 1962-1963 Ferrari 250 GTO Berlinetta, 1978 Ferrari 312 T3, 1958 Ferrari 250 GT Series 1 Cabriolet and a 1953 Ferrari 250 Mille Miglia Berlinetta, among others. The collection will go on sale a day early, Thursday, Aug. 14 at 5 p.m. at the Quail Lodge.

The ’62-’63 Ferrari 250 GTO was built to contest the 3.0-liter class of the FIA GT World Championship in 1962 and ’63, and won both. A single family (Violati) has owned the car since 1965. Chassis no. 3851GT scored 12 wins over just 14 hill climb events and competed famously in the Tour de France Automobiles. There’s no reserve on the lot and Bonhams didn’t give an estimate, but we expect this one to go high, very high.

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There is no estimate on this 1962-1963 Ferrari 250 GTO Berlinetta.

The 1978 T3 was driven by Carlos Reutemann, Gilles Villeneuve and is considered one of Ferrari’s best looking “T-cars.” Only five were built, eventually losing their status to cars driven by greats like Andretti and Peterson as well as Colin Chapman’s Lotus 79. This car should go for somewhere in between $1.5-$2 million.

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This 1978 Ferrari 312 T3 should go for about $2 million.

Stepping back into time a bit, the 1958 250 GT Series 1 Cabriolet was shown at the Turin auto show in 1957. It has now been in the Maranello Rosso collection for 23 years. Chassis no. 0759GT is the eighth of 40 units built. According to Bonhams the car has been started up and ran “from time to time,” and should go for about $7.5 million.

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This 1958 Ferrari 250 GT Series 1 Cabriolet was shown at the Turin auto show.

Finally, the 1953 Ferrari 250 Mille Miglia Berlinetta, which was driven to victory in its debut race by Phil Hill, will cross the block. It defined the Pinin Farina body style and launched the 250GT line, according to Bonhams. It was made to compete in endurance races, and has a longer wheelbase than the 250S. Power output at the time was 237 hp. It could go for as much as $12 million.

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The 1953 Ferrari 250 Mille Miglia Berlinetta should sell for about $10 million.

The main portion of the annual Quail auction starts with automobilia on Friday, Aug. 15 at 9 a.m. Hundreds of cars will follow at 11 a.m. Highlights include a 1953 Morgan Plus 4 Sports estimated to go for $40,000, a 1928 Package Custom Eight estimated at $165,000 and a 1967 Jaguar E-Type Series 1, which should sell for about $115,000.

Bidders for the Maranello Rosso collection need to register separately, so go to bonhams.com/quail as soon as possible for more information and to check out the rest of the lots for Friday’s sale.

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There's no reserve on this 1962-63 Ferrari 250 GTO.

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This 1962-63 Ferrari 250 GTO was owned by the same family for 49 years.

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This 1978 Ferrari T3 raced in Formula 1.

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The 1978 T3 was driven by Carlos Reutemann, Gilles Villeneuve and is considered one of Ferrari’s best looking “T-cars.”